Springville, NY. The first deep breath I take stepping out into the pre dawn light crystallizes every hair in my nose and immediately dries my eyes open. That’s when you know it’s cold. That’s when you know it’s time to go fishing. Crunching my way across glassy snow I find [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 17, 2009
Competitive Fly Fishing Teams TroutLegend and Stonefly join forces to launch the “TroutLegend Competitive Fly Fishing Cooperative”. Competitive fly fishing in the United States is on the rise. Long established overseas, more and more American fly fishermen are testing their skills against fellow anglers. In 2009 alone there were multiple sanctioned regional qualifiers, and a National [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Got a job at a shop up in the mountains (finally out of the flatland!), so I headed up yesterday to get the work schedule situated and do some fishing. Fish were popping little black stones and midges in the calmer water. But anyone that knows this stretch of water can tell you [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 30, 2009
Well folks. Long story short: “heartbreak weekend.” I knew my odds at placing high enough to make the team were slim at best, but there’s always that little hopeful child deep in your soul that says: “maybe, just maybe! Tuesday: After ferrying my 4 year old off to PreSchool I race home and pack the car [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 30, 2009
1 George Daniel – B USA 19 10860 16 385 2 Lance Egan – B USA 20 13660 21 400 3 Norman Maktima – A USA 22 11080 16 410 4 Mike Sexton – A USA 23 14400 22 370 5 Devin Olsen – C USA 24 18020 28 351 6 Brett Bishop – A USA 26 13200 19 440 7 [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 16, 2009
1 week left until some of the top fly fishing anglers in the United States converge in State College, PA to take a shot at making team USA! Competitors will start to filter into the State College region soon testing their skills and flies against Pennsylvania’s world class Wild Trout fishery. If you [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, September 20, 2009
Here is the updated pointed totals with the SE Regional and the Rocky Mtn Regional points added in. Remember top 15 point totals will make Team USA. Point totals have been tallied from National Championship to National Championship. Next year’s point tally will include this year’s National so the only carry over [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 10, 2009
Volunteers needed for United States Fly Fishing Championships State College, PA-The United States Fly Fishing Championships will be held in the State College Region October 24th through October 26th, 2009. The event is sponsored by the United States Youth Fly Fishing Team and the Central PA Convention & Visitors Bureau. Fishing waters that will [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, August 16, 2009
The 4 main systems surrounding State College, PA still continue to surprise and intrigue this angler. You really can find any potential trout angling puzzle in that small little driving bubble. From the slow flowing waters of Spring Creek to the big water of Penns, from the falling turns of Big Fishing Creek [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 15, 2009
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Fisheries & Wildlife Management in association with the NC Fly-Fishing Team present: 2nd Annual Rumble in the Rhododendron Two-person team Fly-Fishing Tournament SEPTEMBER 25th – 27th Cherokee, North Carolina Cash Purse: $10,000! National Television coverage on the Sportsman Channel, on “The Fly Rod Chronicles” TV show! Show what you’ve got to millions around the globe! Grab [...]
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